Nishan Randhawa Explained
Full Name: | SBW |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1997 |
Height: | 188 cm |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Weight Class: | 97 kg |
Nishan Randhawa (born 5 December 1997)[1] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. He won one of the bronze medals in men's 97kg event at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile.[2]
Career
He participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games[3] in the wrestling competition, being awarded the gold medal in the men's freestyle 97 kg event.[4] [5]
He competed in the 97kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.
In 2024, Randhawa competed at the Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[6] He was eliminated in his first match.[6] Randhawa also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[7]
Personal life
Randhawa is of Punjabi sikh descent.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Nishan Randhawa . 7 August 2022 . Birmingham2022.com . Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited.
- Web site: 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231113175541/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-11/results_11_santiago.pdf?VersionId=ocfKr13Qrtwtq9qEta1i5GULm0pZKAYL . 13 November 2023 . 13 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: Abbotsford's Nishan Randhawa named to Canadian wrestling team for Commonwealth Games . AbbyNews . 20 June 2022 . 7 August 2022.
- Web site: Birmingham 2022 Results - Sport - Wrestling . . 6 August 2022.
- Web site: Di Stasio, Randhawa golden on day two of wrestling as all Canadian wrestlers earn medals . Wrestling.ca . 6 August 2022 . 7 August 2022.
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- News: Commonwealth Games 2022: Punjabi flavour in Canada, England's wrestling teams . The New Indian Express.